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“Prevalencia de patologías musculoesqueléticas en las unidades de salud públicas y privadas del cantón Latacunga en el período enero 2015 - junio 2016”
(Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Terapia Fisica, 2017-08-01) Bonilla Ayala, Josselyn Gabriela; Naranjo Reino, María Teresa Lcda. Ft.
The researching work was carried out with the purpose of knowing the prevalence of the musculoskeletal pathologies that they have been treated in the different health units, both public and private in Latacunga. This work has a quantitative, non-experimental and field approach. It is important because musculoskeletal injuries affect the different anatomical structures, causing functional alterations, because they are considered worldwide as one of the main reasons for medical consultation in primary care. The information was collected using the observation technique, also it was using the statistical basis about 30 health units. The data were recorded and classified according to ICD - 10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems), which were analyzed and tabulated. These results determined that the most frequent pathologies are unspecified low back pain, myalgia and lumbago with sciatica; So that 92% of the population goes to public health units and 8% of the population goes to private units.